Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Johannes Vermeer · 1650
Why it's great
Christ sits at a table with a woman who listens closely, while her sister Martha brings in a basket of bread and looks irritated. Johannes Vermeer painted it in about 1655, and it is the largest painting of his career.
Where to see it
📍 Scottish National GalleryCity of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter born in Delft in 1632. He painted calm scenes of women in sunlit rooms, with pearls, maps, letters and music, and made fewer than 40 paintings that we know of. He died in 1675, and he was almost forgotten until the 1800s.
